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Epic's last hello The sixth and final Epic implementation "wave," slated for the early-morning hours of July 24, will wash through the Cancer and Transplant centers and the Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation (CeDAR), among others. >>More |
Stepping up for wildfire victims UCHealth, UCH and Poudre Valley Health System donated tens of thousands of dollars as well as expertise to assist the Red Cross, firefighters and victims of three Front Range wildfires. >>More
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UCHealth, Memorial take a step closer to each other After months of due diligence and negotiating, UCHealth and Colorado Springs leaders signed an agreement this week that, if Springs voters approve, will bring venerable Memorial Health into what will be "the largest health system in the state." The vote will be August 28. With a "yes," the transition will happen Oct. 1. >>More |
Cafeteria menus to freshen up Meatless Mondays. fryer-free Tuesdays. Next up: Wheatless Wednesdays? That's not in the cards just yet, but Food and Nutrition Services wants to go a la carte and healthy while bringing in more non-hospital-food tastes. >>More |
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Six crucial days Despite a conversion to Epic that has temporarily blown up many a hospital's "revenue cycle," UCH staffers have managed to cut six crucial days off its outstanding accounts receivable. The result: bringing in money faster in a way that any hospital in the midst of a $400 million expansion can find pretty handy. But it's taken a lot of working weekends. >>More |
One from the history book In This Hospital Life: A pre-publication preview of some of the big lessons from the forthcoming book on the history of University of Colorado Hospital >>More
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Mandatory flu shots for all Last year, flu shots were mandatory only for health care workers in direct contact with patients. A new state mandate extends that to all UCH employees, faculty and contract workers. It's great news for public health, but not always for the folks delivering the vaccine (see story, below) >>More |
Vaccination team braces for bitterness The team charged with vaccinating UCH caregivers last year found themselves ducking projectiles -- and invective -- hurled in their direction. They were even called ... communists. They're hoping for better this year. >>More |
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Helping (mechanical) hands for the disabled Robots that help kids practice motor skills? Product attuned to the physically or cognitively impaired? Wheelchairs steered with subtle elbow movements. The CU School of Medicine's Assistive Technology Partners can help with all this and more. >>More |
The wheelchair gap Unless you were at a Veterans hospital or at an advanced specialty hospital like Craig, an otherwise healthy driver of a manual wheelchair couldn't get much "driver's ed." Until June. >>More
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Around UCH Goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital: A successful Bike to Work Day (right); relays, dashes, walks and races; a call for bears and other stuffies; the drive for school supplies; a call for President's Award nominees; more... >>More
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Like us Visit University of Colorado Hospital's Facebook page for more news and updates about what's going on at UCH. >>More
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Web site, Web site on the wall, who's the most clicked-on doctor of them all? In People looked up UCH-affiliated physicians on the hospital site 20,186 times during May. The most popular were... See the Media, Marketing, Bits of Business blog (Accessible on Hub, UCH's intranet). >>More |
Dean Krugman's news The latest at the School of Medicine. >>More
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Budget: Growth afoot for 2013
| | The new fiscal year began July 1, and the new budget has grown to accommodate a bigger critical care wing and a new tower. But John Harney notes, "Just because we have more space doesn't solve our process problems." And the times demand more, not less, budget discipline. >>Go |
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Trial by simulated fire
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The first call reported an industrial accident. The second described possible radioactive contamination and multiple victims. One. the UCH Emergency Department learned, was 35 weeks pregnant, the team learned with five minutes to spare. So much for a quiet Saturday morning... >>Go |
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At the discharge lounge: the host with the most
| | Philip Boden may officially "manage" the discharge lounge, but what he really does is host it, and for an increasing number of patients since he took over the space just down the hall from the Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion lobby exactly one year ago today. >>Go |
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Nursing the gray
| | With an aging society comes new nursing challenges. UCH's nurses are poised to meet them via a new "Geriatric Resource Nurse" designation. >>Go |
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UCH in the News
| Glowing concern about radiation; sleep to be attentive; a rogue campaign; more. Mentions: Edward McCabe; Christopher Korch; Andrew Bradford;Monique Spillman; E. David Crawford; Ross Camidge; Pete Anderson; Robert Eckel; Stacy Salomonsen-Sautel; James DeGregori; Richard Zane. >>Go
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